Foul Play

01.29.12

Arson Suspected in FL Brush Fire

Phil Sandlin / AP Photo

At least nine people were confirmed dead from a series of car crashes Saturday night in Florida due to smoke from a brush fire on Interstate 75. The highway was temporarily closed and the crashes, involving at least 14 vehicles happened overnight. Burned-out automobiles littered the freeway Sunday morning. The Gainesville Sun reports that police suspect that the brush fire was "human-caused."